Stanley Museum of Art
About Stanley Museum of Art
The Stanley Museum of Art welcomes the University of Iowa community, all Iowans, and the world to discover and enjoy extraordinary works of art, explore new ideas, and cultivate new insights into history, culture, and the act of creation. We build various communities around our collections by fostering creative connections across the university, the state, and the world. Through the wise stewardship and dynamic presentation of the collections in our care, the Stanley encourages transformative encounters with works of art and contemplation of the human story.
The museum welcomes faculty to the Stanley Visual Classroom to support research and learning objectives. Students from all disciplines can benefit from the many transferrable skills that looking closely at art sharpens, including observation, critical thinking, cultural awareness, written and oral communication, and empathy.
Examples of ways this office could contribute to FYS instructors' lesson plans, final projects, etc.
Faculty have brought their FYS to the museum to view our collection and see a selection of works that are not on view. We have worked with faculty on virtual visits, created videos about our collection and close looking exercises, and written teaching resources to help faculty build observation, communication, and critical thinking skills in their students.
